Jalen McGaughy
Jalen McGaughy
Beats you over the top. Jalen McGaughy has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 39 rec yds, 3 receptions against Buffalo — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Central Michigan, 487 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 20 | 313 | 15.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 487 | 18.0 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 2 | 14 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 2 | 26 | 65 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 40 | 65 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Traeshon Holden’s 2021 season.
Matches Traeshon on
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jeremy Scott’s path through South Alabama.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Petersen's junior season at Toledo (2025).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen McGaughy
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2023-60%
Sharp dropoff (-60%) — career inflection point.